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Baraboo Pottery
A pottery was operated in Baraboo from 1851 to 1857 by Philip Pointon and his son. Two earthenware pieces that...
Baraboo Pottery Waster Dump Dig
The objective of this project was to learn more about the pottery produced there. There are two intact pieces of...
Berlin Potteries
For years this style of pottery has been attributed to "Whitewater" due to similarities with ware produced there. We are...
British Hollow Pottery
Ethan Griffith made pottery between 1850 and some time after 1880 in a small town near Potosi Wisconsin. Read the...
Brodhead – William Murray Pottery
An almost invisible potter, who would never show up as a potter in this state but for a single example...
Colgate – August Henschel
August Henschel was a redware potter who operated in Colgate, Waukesha County, Wisconsin from about 1856 to 1900. His work...
Fond du Lac – Henry Kummerow Pottery
Henry Kummerow operated a pottery in Fond Du Lac from 1864 to 1902. He was born in Mecklenburg, Germany in...
Franklin – Langenberg Pottery
Conrad Langenberg Pottery - 1856 to 1893 The Langenberg Pottery near Sheboygan Wisconsin is a classic example of a small...
Franz Schwannthaler – Potter
Franz or 'Frank' Schwanthaler is known today not by his pottery production in Milwaukee or near Hartford, Wisconsin, but rather...
Hilbert – Adolph Rehm Pottery
Adolph Rehm operated a small pottery in Hilbert Junction which is 20 miles east of Menasha from 1869 to 1876. ...
Kewaskum – Anton Fuchs Pottery
Anton (Anselm) Fuchs operated an earthenware pottery in Kewaskum from about 1867 to the mid-1880’s. Prior to that he had...
Kewaunee – John Klotz Pottery
John Klotz is yet another immigrant potter who tried his luck at his old-world craft, only to find his skills...
La Crosse – Brower and Vail Pottery
Very little is known about this short-lived pottery. No pottery or sherds have been found. Alson Vail previously potted in...
Luzerne Ransom
Stoneware with Lucerne Ransom’s name stamped on them and a Maxfield-style cobalt flower decoration. This led to speculation that he...
Menasha – Leonard Rohrer Pottery 1869 – 1873
In 1866 Leonard Rohrer purchased the Bachelder pottery that had been closed since about 1866 and re-fired the kilns. He...
Menasha – The Traveling Pottery 1854 – 1855
There is very limited information about this most improbable pottery making venture. The proprietor was a Mr. Crough from Menasha....
Menasha Pottery 1850 – 1866
The Menasha Pottery was started by Luther Bachelder and his sons Carlton and Cleveland. They initially made earthenware but soon...
Menomonie Pottery
Identifying Wisconsin earthenware potteries can be challenging, and some are easily missed, especially when they are small and short-lived. If...
Milwaukee – Charles Hermann & Co. 1856 to 1882
Charles Hermann & Co. is the best known and most prolific stoneware manufacturer in Wisconsin in the 19th century. Spanning...
Milwaukee – Friedrich Herrmann Pottery
The earthenware pottery of Friedrich Herrmann was the longest operating single-owner operated pottery in Wisconsin (38 years). A close second...
Milwaukee – Pierron Pottery Company
Louis M. Pierron was born in 1853, the son of Catherine(a) and Louis Pierron. Shortly after the death of the...
Milwaukee Stone Ware Factory
The Milwaukee Stone Ware Factory was started in late 1848 and operated for ten years. Ownership changed frequently during the...
Oconto – Hubertus Plain Pottery
Hubertus Plain made earthenware on the banks of the Oconto river for three years during the Civil War. Read the...
Oscar Bachelder
scar Bachelder was the son of Calvin Bachelder and a third generation pottery. He learned potting skills at an early...
Portage – Conant Street Pottery 1861 – 1863
In June 1860 Isaac Farrar left the Farrar & Russell partnership and nine months later was in full production at...
Portage – De Witt Street Pottery 1859 -1863
The Dewitt Street Pottery was the first pottery factory opened in Portage by Farrar and Russell. Portage is a city...
Portage – De Witt Street Pottery Waster Dump Excavation
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Potters Joint Emigration Society
In the late 1840's the potter's unions in Staffordshire devised a plan to help Staffordshire potters emigrate to Wisconsin to...
Pressed Stoneware Bottles
Pressed bottles are bottles made in a mold instead of on a wheel. This article describes the patented process for...
Racine – John Novak
Kenneth Dearolf described John Novak pottery in "Wisconsin Folk Pottery" as redware with glazes that were "shiny brown, yellow-brown, and...
Sheboygan – Eastern Stoneware Co.
This article covers three pottery operations at two sites: Peter Berns Pottery (1855 to 1863) located at 9th and Superior...
Sheboygan – Henry W. Chamberlain
Chamberlain operated a store in Sheboygan in the late 1840's and early 1850's. Henry W. was a merchant conducting business...
Sheboygan – Theodore Mies Potteries
These two Sheboygan stoneware factories both had their beginnings in the household of Prussian farm laborer Theodore Mies, 39, who...
Shullsburg – Dielman Pottery 1856 – ??
Not much is known about this pottery. It’s exact location is unknown and no pottery or sherds has have been...
The Viking Brotherhood Cup
Thomas H. Williams
Thomas Williams was the master potter for the Milwaukee Stone Ware Factory from 1848 to 1853. He was born in...
Twin Grove Pottery
In about 1850 Isaac Sanborn started an earthenware pottery in Twin Grove, a small village in the Jefferson Township of...
Wautoma Potteries
Pottery was manufactured at two sites south of Wautoma by William (Billy) Mosier, his son Edwin Mosier, and John Williams....
Whitewater Potteries
These articles cover the history of the four earthenware pottery manufacturers that operated in Whitewater Wisconsin. These articles will open...
William Gunther
William Gunther is a central figure in Wisconsin potting. He was the master potter for the Maxfield Brothers, the originator...
William Sanderson
William Sanderson founded the Milwaukee Stone Ware Factory and then promptly sold it. He was born in Ireland in 1820....
Wisconsin Potter & Owners Directory
This is a directory listing of over 300 people involved in the pottery industry in Wisconsin between 1840 and 1890...
Wisconsin Potteries Directory
This is a directory listing of over 100 sites where pottery was manufactured in Wisconsin between 1840 and 1890. Article:...
Wisconsin Pottery Sites – Interactive Map
We have pinned 99 of the 107 Wisconsin Pottery sites known to us. Zoom-in the see the location, and click...
Wisconsin Stoneware Bottles and Earthenware Bottles
Pottery bottles were among the first bottles produced for Wisconsin soda and beer bottlers and merchants. The earliest were made...
Wisconsin Territory – McCann Pottery
In the 1830s in the lead mining region there was a large influx of people. At the time, Dubuque was...